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chain of infection - Answer infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Vehicle to Transmissions (8) - Answer Direct Contact; Indirect Contact; Human Carrier; Airborne; Water Borne; Food-Born; Vectors; Blood-Born Single most useful and effective means of breaking chain of infection - Answer Hand washing What is the most frequent mode of disease transmission? - Answer direct contact Normal Cause of Infection - Answer Phase 1: Incubation period Phase 2: prodromal stage Phase 3: full stage of illness Final Phase (4): convalescent stage Spores - Answer Protect certain bacteria and become resistant to the environment and can cursive extreme conditions of light, dying and many chemicals. Spore forming bacteria are most difficult to control and destroy Pathogenic Bacteria - Answer Neisseria causes gonorrhea, upper respiratory infections and infectious meningitis. Droplet Diseases - Answer Meningitis, Pneumonia, Diphtheria, Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Influenza, Mumps, and Rubella contact precautions - Answer Diseases include drug-resistant gastrointestinal, respiratory, skin and wound infections, hepatitis A, herpes simplex virus, and acute diarrhea Response to infection - Answer Incubation - When the Pathogen Enters the Body Prodromal Stage - onset of initial symptoms Full Stage of Illness - symptoms are acute and specific to the type of infection Convalescent Stage - acute symptoms subside